Leadership and Management Advisor

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £500 per day
Reference HQ00097993_1571309679

Sanctuary Executive is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Leadership and Management Advisor to fill a full-time role based in London. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's services and be registered with the HCPC.

The pay rate for this locum Leadership and Management Advisor job is £500 per day.

Purpose of the role:

  • Promote high standards in all educational settings for pupils of primary school age and early years.
  • Monitor, challenge, support and intervene in schools in order to raise standards.
  • Work with head teachers, other senior managers, and governors in schools to improve the quality of strategic leadership and management in schools.
  • Work with small groups of schools to encourage partnership working, sharing of best practice and the promotion of work in collaborations and federations.
  • Lead on the LA's responsibility to develop risk management procedures for the organisation with regard to schools and settings.
  • Work as part of a senior team to implement the LA's school improvement strategy.
  • Lead on the statutory assessment function for the borough.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Develop, manage and ensure that there are effective support plans in place to raise standards and improve quality in primary schools designated as causing concern.
  • Manage and secure the delivery of plans in line with the divisional plan, particularly the plans for intervention in primary schools by effectively accessing, deploying and managing resources: people, money, assets, information, and partnership resources.
  • To review school performance, review of performance against the school's own self-evaluation scheme and against the agreed criteria in their policy for Schools Requiring Additional Support (SRAS).
  • To contribute and support the creative and innovative use of ICT in the delivery of the curriculum, in order to raise standards.
  • To maintain and develop a knowledge of national strategy and initiatives, current research, and examples of effective practice in relation to school improvement and inclusion.
  • Secure, develop and maintain positive and sustainable relationships with all schools in order to raise standards.
  • Represent the Primary division as a whole in national, regional and local settings in support of their objectives.
  • To lead the school improvement team with focus on our statutory assessment role and School risk management.
  • To undertake additional or other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post and as directed and deemed appropriate by the Line Manager.

Requirements of the Leadership and Management Advisor:

  • Recent experience within a similar role
  • A degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Post Graduate Qualification.
  • Experience in a senior leadership role in schools
  • Substantial and broad experience of continued professional development.
  • A substantial knowledge and understanding of recent education legislation and how its principal components impact on education, especially related to schools causing concern.
  • Total commitment to equality of opportunity inclusive practice in schools and in-service delivery, with a clear understanding of the issues underpinning these values.
  • An in-depth knowledge of the issues involved in professional support for head teachers, school staff and governors in their drive to raise standards.
  • Knowledge, understanding of and commitment to effective school self-evaluation.

Contact:

This Leadership and Management Advisor job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.